Danish general election, 1971

Danish general election, 1971
Denmark
21 September 1971

All 179 seats to the Folketing
90 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout 86.8%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jens Otto Krag Erik Ninn-Hansen
Party Social Democrats Conservative People's
Last election 62 seats, 34.2% 37 seats, 20.4%
Seats won 70 31
Seat change Increase8 Decrease6
Popular vote 1,074,777 481,335
Percentage 37.3% 16.7%

Prime Minister before election

Hilmar Baunsgaard
Social Liberals

Prime Minister-elect

Jens Otto Krag
Social Democrats

General elections were held in Denmark on 21 September 1971 and in the Faroe Islands on 5 October.[1][2] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 70 of the 179 seats. Voter turnout was 87.2% in Denmark proper, 56.8% in the Faroe Islands and 52.1% in Greenland (where only one of the two constituencies was contested as the other had only a single candidate who was elected unopposed).[3]

Results

Denmark
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Party1,074,77737.370+8
Conservative People's Party481,33516.731–6
Venstre450,90415.630–4
Danish Social Liberal Party413,62014.3270
Socialist People's Party262,7569.117+6
Christian People's Party57,0722.00New
Justice Party of Denmark50,2311.700
Left Socialists45,9791.60–4
Communist Party of Denmark39,5641.400
Schleswig Party6,7430.200
Independents9190.000
Invalid/blank votes20,196
Total2,904,0961001750
Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Party4,17031.810
Union Party2,85521.800
People's Party2,68020.410
Self-Government Party6484.90New
Progress Party3622.800
Independents2,14016.30New
Invalid/blank votes77
Total13,20210020
Greenland
Independents7,14810020
Invalid/blank votes195
Total7,34310020
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular vote
A
 
37.27%
C
 
16.69%
V
 
15.64%
B
 
14.34%
F
 
9.11%
Q
 
1.98%
E
 
1.74%
Y
 
1.59%
K
 
1.37%
Others
 
0.27%

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p524 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Denmark Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, pp543-544


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